SB247 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 13, 2021

Senate Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2021

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Andrew Jones Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: Etowah County, municipalities, occupational taxes, phased out, advantage economic development sites, employees in police jurisdiction or annexed, exempt, new occupational taxes or increased taxes, prohibited, const. amend.
Description: This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment relating to Etowah County and the authority of municipalities in Etowah County to levy an occupational license tax. The proposed amendment would be designated as the "Etowah County Family Income Protection Amendment." The proposed amendment would phase out any occupational license tax levied by a municipality in Etowah County. The proposed amendment would also provide that any occupational license tax levied by any municipality in Etowah County would not apply to any person performing an occupation in the police jurisdiction of the municipality or on any property annexed into the municipality after January 1, 2021. The proposed amendment would also prohibit any municipality in Etowah County from levying a new occupational license tax or increasing any existing occupational license tax.
Subjects: Etowah County